MUMBAI, India, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Acquisition Marks Financial Technologies Group's Foray Into African and European Markets

MUMBAI, India, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Financial Technologies (India) Ltd has acquired a significant equity stake in UK-based Audit Control & Expertise Global Limited (ACE) Group, a global credit support organisation providing collateral control, field audits, inspection, monitoring and financial structuring services in the commodity trade and finance sector.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and NEW YORK, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLGC.OB) announced that it has been granted the worldwide Licensed Publisher Agreement for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft(R). The worldwide Licensed Publisher Agreement is effective immediately. Playlogic has been a worldwide Licensed Publisher for the Xbox(R) since 2004.

Playlogic also received the official Games for Windows(R) license for its future PC releases.

NAGOYA, Japan, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- The new acquisition expands Menicon's presence in the global GP contact lens market

LOS ANGELES, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Journalists Attending the Los Angeles Auto Show Get an Exclusive Opportunity to Sample More than 25 Vehicles Representing a Broad Array of Alternative Fuel Platforms

The Green Cars/LA Auto Show Ride and Drive, taking place on Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., brings together one of the broadest selections of green and high-mileage vehicles available for side-by-side test drives. During the second LA Auto Show Press Day, more than 25 vehicles will be available from 11 manufacturers representing North American, European and Asian automakers.

BILLERICA, Massachusetts, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Australia-based nMetrics has teamed with Vertica Systems to embed the Vertica Analytic Database within a new breed of network monitoring appliance that analyzes huge volumes of network data at blazingly fast speeds to help reveal new insights about network performance, cost and security.

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Underscores Commitment to Availability in Worldwide Markets

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today provided an update on its global strategy for desvenlafaxine for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults.

VANCOUVER, Canada, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) Annual Conference and Trade Show - Fast Forward to Wind - will be held in Vancouver October 19 - 22 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event, which will focus attention on the abundant, yet largely untapped wind energy potential in British Columbia and Canada, will open as the province's first wind turbine is set to begin generating electricity for the grid.

GIBRALTAR, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cool Hand Online Poker http://www.coolhandpoker.com is Offering 1 Freeroll Tournament Every Hour of the day for 7 Days From 15th October - 22nd October 2008!

GIBRALTAR, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

The online poker game has never been simpler or less expensive to play than at Cool Hand Online Poker! The 168 Freeroll Frenzy tournament games (that's one every hour for seven days) have been split into 4 X $500, 4 X $200 2 X $40 and 14 X $20 freerolls every 24 hours from 15 October - 22 October 2008. This offers players seven days of virtually unending poker play at no or very little cost to themselves.